Wavelab and mac m1

WaveLab
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I would appreciate some info about a plan of releasing Wavelab for Apple silicon m1 computers. Preferably a target date or else just a confirmation that it is being worked on. Thanks.

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Hi!

check here in mean time…
https://www.steinberg.net/en/newsandevents/news/newsdetail/article/compatibility-regarding-big-sur-and-apple-silicon-powered-mac-computers-5711.html

regards S-EH

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Thanks S-E. So at least there is an intention to work on m1 at some point. Looking forward to it!

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I was told WaveLab already runs fine on this machine, even if WaveLab is not native Silicon

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Thanks PG1. That’s promising. I tried Wavelab 9.5 with Rosetta 2 on my Macbook Pro with m1 and there were error messages about the license. I used an adapter to USB-A with the dongle attached. Best case it is possible to solve, as you hear about a more successful attempt.

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It can be that you need the newest dongle/key the shorter one of eLicenser
I had that problem with Dorico, it can be a combo of new hardware
and software…

regards S-EH

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Aha, that could be a good hint with the other type of dongle! For completeness, here are the two error messages I got with Wavelab 9.5 and MacBook pro m1:

eLicenser POS Error Message

File Synsoacc.bundle could not be located in the Application Support folder

eLicenser POS Error Message

File Synsoacc.bundle does not have the expected interface

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Wavelab 9.5 now runs on my Macbook pro with m1 using Rosetta2. I so far didn’t expore it much, just tried to load a two-hour wav file and play it back, that worked. The creation of the peak file took quite some time so we’ll see how it feels performance-wise when I start working with it for real.

I had previously made a mistake, I had forgot that I need to install the eLicenser software, it’s not included when just installing Wavelab. Before realizing this, I had purchased and tried with a new short dongle. I have not tested if it also workks with the old dongle.

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Do you have any news?

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No news as of now. Getting the pieces together to support my workflow on Mac with m1. It seems the different softwares will run with some upgrades but I don’t know how long it takes until soundcard drivers (MOTU with Firewwire) become available.

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Hi there, Wavelab is compatible to the m1 Rosetta 2 systems. See https://helpcenter.steinberg.de/hc/en-us/articles/360017403100-macOS-Big-Sur-and-Apple-Silicon-product-compatibility

Thanx and cheers
Kay

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Thanks Kay. I interpret the link you provided as Steinberg does not recommend the Apple silicon computers for most of their products so far. And the per-product info does not show an exception for Wavelab. Did you interpret it differently? (It would be great news though)

Although not recommended yet, it seems to work in reality. I did not test deeply yet though.

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The note says “we cannot recommend … until we have completed our tests”.
…and tests have been done for WaveLab.

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All Wavelab 10.0.60 (Pro/ Elements and LE) derivates including Wavelab Cast 1.1 are m1 -Apple silicon Rosetta 2 compatible.
cheers
Kay

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Thanks, that’s nice. I found it now, when clicking “Software” from https://helpcenter.steinberg.de/hc/en-us/articles/360017403100-macOS-Big-Sur-and-Apple-Silicon-product-compatibility . All good then! (I had before looked at “System Requirements” instead, where the M1 processor is not listed for Wavelab.)